Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MED-MAL HEARING IN OKLAHOMA:
Nov 3 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher will conduct a hearing Nov. 18 on a proposed increase in medical malpractice insurance rates filed by Physicians Liability Insurance Co. Under a recently enacted state law,...
Med-Mal Hearing Scheduled in Oklahoma
Oct 29 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced he will conduct a hearing Nov. 18, 2003 on a rate increase in medical malpractice insurance rates proposed by Physicians Liability Insurance Co. Under a recently...
No CE Phone Calls to Okla. Department Please
Oct 28 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department reported that as of Oct. 23, 2003, it is no longer accepting phone calls inquiring about the number of continuing education hours a licensee has on file with the department. Agents may...
Oklahoma’s Fisher to Relinquish His Official Vehicle
Oct 27 2003 // After pleading no contest to a charge of driving while intoxicated, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher agreed to give up his official state car, according to Associated Press reports. He was driving his state...
Okla. Online License Renewals:
Oct 20 2003 // Insurance agents are now able to renew their licenses via the Oklahoma Insurance Department Web site at www.oid.state.ok.us. Until the online service was made available, insurance agents were required to renew their...
GE Commercial Starts Project Safeguard
Oct 17 2003 // Volunteers from GE Commercial Insurance will make the world a little safer for children on Wednesday, October 22. That’s when a Project Safeguard safety retrofit will be held at The Parkway Community House (500 E....
Okla. Agents May Now Renew Licenses Online
Oct 10 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher reported that insurance agents are now able to renew their licenses online via the Oklahoma Insurance Department Web site. Until the service was made available, insurance...
Oklahoma’s Fisher Appoints Stirman to Board
Sep 29 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced he has promoted Rod Stirman to the position of Director of the Real Estate Appraiser Board effective Oct. 1. As part of his duties as Insurance Commissioner, Fisher...
Do Not Call Blocked by Okla. Fed Court
Sep 25 2003 // The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) does not have the authority to enact its wildly popular national Do Not Call list, the Oklahoma City U.S. District Court ruled yesterday, according to Reuters. The list was due to take...
Okla. Agent Reinstated After Fine, Talk With Commish
Sep 24 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has reinstated the license of a Tulsa insurance agent accused of improper marketing after agreeing to changes in his promotional materials. Fisher earlier suspended the...
Broker-Dealers as Custodians Get Qualified OK in Close NAIC Vote
Sep 18 2003 // In a 6-4 vote Sept. 17, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) top-level Financial Condition (E)Committee gave a tentative endorsement to allowing securities broker-dealers to function additionally as...
Okla. Board Keeps WC Rates at Current Level
Sep 15 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates has voted to hold the line on a key component of workers’ compensation rates, at least for the next year. Insurance...
OKLA. AGENT’S LICENSE SUSPENDED
Sep 8 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher suspended the license of Gary Kroll, a Tulsa insurance agent accused of misleading new homeowners into purchasing coverage they are not required to carry. Kroll allegedly sent...
Okla. Agent’s License Suspended Over Marketing Plan
Aug 26 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher suspended the license of a Tulsa insurance agent accused of misleading new homeowners into purchasing coverage they are not required to carry. Gary Kroll’s license was...
Okla. Agency in Conservatorship:
Aug 18 2003 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced that Aviation Insurance Group Agency Inc. of Bethany, was placed in conservatorship by Oklahoma County District Court Judge Leamon Freeman. The agency is accused of deceiving its...
Okla. to Hold WC Hearing:
Aug 18 2003 // The Oklahoma Board for Property and Casualty Rates approved a Sept. 11 hearing for a proposed 6.4 percent increase in a key component of workers’ compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher promised a...
New Agricultural Coverage Available in Okla.
Aug 13 2003 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced the approval of emergency rules to grant special licenses to agents allowing them to sell a new form of insurance for cattle producers. The Agriculture Revenue...
Oklahoma Program Under New Management
Aug 12 2003 // Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that the Oklahoma Market Assistance Program, which helps Oklahomans purchase homeowners insurance, is under new management. The move came after the program’s long-time...
Assurant Group Completes Lawton, Okla. Expansion
Aug 7 2003 // Assurant Group announced the completion of an 18,000 square-foot, multimillion-dollar addition to its Lawton, Okla., customer contact center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tours for local government and...
Hearing on Okla. Workers’ Comp Increase Set for Sept. 11
Aug 5 2003 // The Oklahoma Board for Property and Casualty Rates approved a September 11 hearing for a proposed 6.4 percent increase in a key component of workers’ compensation rates. Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who...
